News and Reviews for August 30th 2012

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Hello all! I’m back with the news and review from tech sites around the world, read and enjoy…

 

Storage Related:

Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 2666C10 DDR3 Memory Kit Review

Patriot Supersonic 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review – Updated @ PCSTATS

VisionTek Racer Series 120GB Solid State Drive Review

Convar BytePac Eco-Friendly Paper Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Legit Reviews

Icy Dock Convenient SSD/HDD Conversion Kits @ Pro-Clockers

NZXT Aperture M 5.25" USB 3.0 Card Reader @ TechwareLabs

Synology DS213 Review @ Vortez

Mushkin Catalyst Cache 50GB SSD

OWC Mercury Accelsior 480GB PCI-E Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD

Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD Review @ RWLabs

Kingston 64GB Wi-Drive Review – A PC Users Solution To Mac Storage

G.Skill TridentX DDR3 2400MHz 8GB Memory Kit Review @ eTeknix.com

Thermaltake BlacX 5G HDD Docking Station Review @ eTeknix.com

Crucial v4 256GB vs. OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD Shootout

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB Solid State Drive Review

Buffalo MiniStation Extreme USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review with Drop Test @ HardwareHeaven.com

ADATA XPG SX900 128GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

Icy Dock MB559U3S External 3.5″ SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Review

Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive Review @ Techgage

Corsair Neutron and Neutron GTX SSD Review

OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Review @ HCW

StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA Enclosure with Encryption @ Computing on Demand

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Pivos XIOS DS Media Play! Android Media Player Review

Sapphire 7970 Vapor-X @ PureOverclock

Samsung SyncMaster S27B750V 27" MHL LED Monitor Review @ ModSynergy.com

Sapphire HD7770 Videocard

Club 3D HD 7750 Low Profile 1 GB

Why AMD FirePro Still Cannot Compete Against NVIDIA Quadro, Old or New?

Intel Graphics Mature Greatly With The Linux Kernel @ Phoronix

Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 680 Black Series Accelero Hybrid 4GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Samsung HMX-W300 Multi-Proof Full HD Camcorder

 

Mobile Related:

AppToyz AppRacer Remote Control Buggy for iPhone / iPod Touch Review

Google Nexus 7 Indepth Review

Archos 101 XS Android Tablet Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Bayan 7 iPod and iPhone Speaker Dock Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Nokia Lumia 710 Cell Phone Review

Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Review

Samsung Galaxy S3 SILICRYLIC DualPro Case

Jabra EXTREME2 Bluetooth Headset Review @ NikKTech

Mobility Digest Review: Bracketron SmartWraps for Phone and Tablet

Magellan Roadmate 2230T-LM GPS Review @ TechwareLabs

ARCTIC P31X Wireless Headphones

 

PC Cooling:

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D

The Battle for Liquid Cooling: Asetek Sues CoolIT, is Corsair in Danger?

Antec TrueQuiet Review @ Vortez

FrostyTech Top 5 Heatsink Chart – September 2012 @ Frostytech.com

Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer LCS

 

PC Cases:

Cooler Master Silencio 650 Mid Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Cooler Master Silencio 650 Case Review

Corsair Vengeance C70

Aerocool Strike-X Advance Black Chassis Review

Aerocool BX-500 Evil Black Edition Full-Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

CM Storm Stryker Computer Case Review @ Benchmark Reviews

Thermaltake Armor Revo Snow Edition Chassis

Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Review @ Vortez

Inter-Tech Superior-RTX Case Review on Technic3D

Azza Genesis 9000 Reversible Full Tower Chassis Review

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

OCZ Fatal1ty Series 1000W Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Kingwin Lazer Platinum LZP-750 Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers

Super Flower Golden King 650 W Power Supply Review

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050 PSU Review

PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 1200 W

 

Motherboards:

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard Review

MSI Z77 MPower Review

ASRock Z77E-ITX Mini ITX Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

Gigabyte X79S-UP5-WIFI (with Intel Xeon E5 2660) Review

 

Assorted:

Intel OpenGL Performance: OS X vs. Windows vs. Linux @ Phoronix

Tale of the Dead Staples Omnitech Shredder – Why Not Fix it Yourself? @ PCSTATS

Patently Backwards @ Techgage

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts @ OCmodshop

Actiontec PWR500 – 500Mbps Powerline Network Adapter Kit Review @MissingRemote

AMD’s Next Gen Steamroller CPU Could Deliver Where Bulldozer Fell Short

Smash Mute – The Big TV Mute Button @ Legit Reviews

 

Gaming:

Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII @ Benchmark Reviews

CoolerMaster Storm Ceres 400 @ PureOverclock

Valve Finds Value In Open-Source Drivers; L4D2 Running On Mesa @ Phoronix

Guild Wars 2 (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

ZOWIE EC2 eVo Gaming Mouse Review @ eTeknix.com

GIGABYTE Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Gamings Finest Moments – Horror @ eTeknix.com

Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Theron Laser Mouse Review @ APH Networks

Considering the Xbox 360 Reset Glitch Hack @ OCmodshop

Gigabyte Aivia Krypton Mouse Review

Epic Gear Meduza HDST Gaming Mouse

Sleeping Dogs Xbox 360 Review

KitGuru visits the UK’s largest gaming festival, i46